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Guide to Keeping Children Safe on Facebook Video Chat(2)
Recently, Facebook announced a partnership with Skype, a popular online video chat service, that allows Facebook users to chat face-to-face, using their webcam and microphone, with their Facebook friends. The risks and benefits of video chat in the hands of children depends on the intention behind the connection being made, and whether the activity is [...]
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Internet Safety: Tips to Keep Kids Safe on Skype
September 1st marked the first day of school for a 10-year-old girl in Lake Forest, Illinois. That evening, she used Skype, a free video chat and instant messaging service, to talk to her friends about their first day and discuss homework assignments. Everything was going great until an unfamiliar screen name popped up and requested [...]
Cyberbullying: Parents and Schools Must Respond to Cyberbullying
An article in today’s The Washington Post defines cyberbullying as a result of “lack of maturity, lack of supervision, and technology.” Here is where the problem frequently lies: Teens often avoid reporting cyberbullying to their parents for fear of their computer privileges being taken away. As a result, parents simply don’t hear about these potentially [...]
Cyberbullying: 11-year-old Girl Receives Death Threats Due to Online Video Chat
Eleven-year-old Jessi Slaughter (a.k.a. kerligirl13) is now under police protection after receiving death threats from several cyberbullies. It all started when Slaughter encountered several “haters” in a live, online video chat room using a site called Stickam which hosts real-time, streaming videos. Slaughter subsequently recorded a response video to the bullies from her bedroom webcam and [...]
